[Novalug] Switching FIOS internet from COAX to ethernet

Jeremy Hoel jthoel@gmail.com
Sat Jan 7 14:06:39 EST 2012


>From the fios router there is a button to release the Mac for a new
router.
On Jan 7, 2012 1:30 PM, "Matt Ryanczak" <ryanczak@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 1/7/12 12:14 PM, Jay Hart wrote:>
> > 1. Do I need to remove this coating?  (I assume yes)
>
> I believe so.
>
> > 2. And, since on CAT5e cable is running from inside to outside the
> house, and
> > will be exposed to the elements, should I protect the cable by running it
> > inside something?  I'm mostly worried about weather related issues.
>
> I used regular plenum cat-5e cable.
>
> > What else do I need to be worried about?
>
> The ONT, or perhaps something upstream, caches the MAC address of the
> device that is plugged in to it for some amount of time. Given that you
> are switching from rg58 to rj45 this is probably not an issue. It is
> something to be aware of though. I've had issues getting the FIOS
> support people to reset ONT (or whatever) in a way that clears that
> cache which has forced me to clone the mac of previous routers or
> Ethernet interfaces on newer equipment. The DSL reports FAQ on FIOS
> mentions the MAC address caching issue. I think they say it caches for
> 12 hours. I have seen it cache for 24+ hours though.
>
> In my experience it is easier to clone or re-write the MAC address of
> the connected interface than deal with FIOS support. I use a Debian
> based firewall and have something like:
>
> auto eth0
> iface eth0 inet dhcp
> hwaddress ether 70:71:bc:a2:d9:e6
>
> in my /etc/network/interfaces file. I don't recall the exact format but
> RHEL/CentOS has the same functionality. You can also use ifconfig or ip
> to do it from a script or whatever...
>
>
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